In fact, it is doubtful that they will ever agree to this.

Yes. His voice sounded rather doubtful.

But it is questionable whether the increase would be any different.

It is extremely doubtful that such a step would bring more security.

It has been spared the sensational publicity of such questionable honors as the Pulitzer Prize and those awards presented annually by that film society.

It was extremely doubtful, however, that such a practice could be universally applied.

But it is doubtful that the US offers China much transparency about its own military capabilities.

So it is doubtful that closer economic policy coordination will prevent new bubbles from emerging.

It is therefore doubtful whether all of the staffing and operational resources which have been requested would be required during the period specified in the statement.

32. It remains doubtful whether the immune system plays any role in these processes.

It is also doubtful that, given the present circumstances, consultants would be required during that period.

Whether democracy will ensue is much more dubious.

However, it is questionable how successful these developed strategies are for student outcomes both initially and in the long term.

It is doubtful whether they will be extended to Saudi Arabia and Syria, let alone to Iran.

And it is doubtful that we really care enough about others, or give enough to the less fortunate.

The best of a dubious lot.

For example, it is doubtful that all of the 188 international staff would be deployed as of 1 January 1994.

Consequently, where companies fail to respond, it is doubtful if the prime objective of short listing, namely testing the market, is being achieved.

Based on the limited information available, it remains doubtful whether CARICOM has the power and the effective tools and machinery to enforce competition law.

Furthermore, it was doubtful whether drug related crimes should be dealt with under the second strand of jurisdiction.

It is doubtful whether the value of assurances should be considered to be increased simply because they include a reference to a State's human rights obligations.

Just as Israel has an unquestionable right to live in peace within secure borders, the Palestinian State also has an unquestionable right to exist.

It's not one of these statistics which is very doubtful.

It is doubtful whether Israel has the capacity to forge an international alliance that would adapt the rules of war to the conditions of asymmetric warfare.

Algeria had maintained a relatively large fleet of Osa class fast attack craft by the end of the Cold War, but it is questionable whether any of these remain in operational use.

It was doubtful whether the articles on unilateral acts of States were the best place to deal with acts and statements which formulated claims and determined the territorial scope of State jurisdiction.

It was also questionable whether the doctrine, if it existed as a generally applicable rule of customary international law, would fall within the purview of diplomatic protection.

53 countries, and by far the most number of suspiciously straight lines on the map.

(n) Provision for doubtful accounts receivable

It is doubtful whether one State can resolve the conflict within its borders unless the conflict in the subregion is resolved.

It is doubtful whether one State can resolve the conflict within its borders unless the conflict in the subregion is resolved.

It was disputed whether the measures could be justified under the national security exception provided for in article XXI(b)(iii) of GATT.

In all other circumstances it is highly questionable whether assurances can be regarded as providing indisputable safeguards against torture and ill treatment.

True, Hamas has been indicating recently a readiness to contemplate a solution based on the 1967 borders, but it is doubtful that its leaders and members could live with the betrayal of the refugees.

Very good, sir. Bicky looked a bit doubtful.

While both proposals have merit, whether they will be enough to stabilize our dangerously unstable financial systems is at best dubious.

But, as late as 1871, John Stuart Mill was writing that it was doubtful whether all of the industrial revolution s inventions had lightened the day s toil of a single worker.

It seems highly doubtful that the tide of international opinion will turn against China to the extent that investors in general are seriously expected to shun the market.

It is doubtful that the great expansion of intercontinental trade in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries would have been possible without the incentives that states provided, such as monopoly charters.

In connection with programme 40, paragraph 40.2, however, it wished to point out that it was doubtful whether one could assume that restructuring would be a continuing feature throughout the period of the current plan.

But it is ethically questionable to test a drug for non inferiority, because patients are exposed to potential risks while contributing, in the best case, to the development of a drug that is no better than those already available.

But it is doubtful that even well intentioned policymakers have a good handle on, say, how to raise secondary school completion rates sustainably or reduce maternal mortality.

Although most of the legal literature was in agreement that hierarchy in international law was insufficient, it was doubtful that the Commission could reach satisfactory and generally acceptable results in that area.

He believed in capitalism or at least in supporting big companies and the rich though whether he understood how free markets should work under the rule of law is more doubtful.

10. It is doubtful that the costs of such a procedure should be borne by the Pension Fund thus, the organization concerned would have to refund all costs of the exercise to the Pension Fund.